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The rise of affordable flying video cameras is creating one-upmanship among amateur and professional videographers seeking spectacular cinematic shots. Several manufacturers of remote-controlled drones designed to carry camcorders wowed the crowds at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. They included DJI, Parrot and Yuneec Technology. “It’s a big and growing market,” said D. Andrew Knight, a representative for New York City-based retailer B&H Photo Video, which sells DJI Phantom quadcopters. Buyers of DJI quadcopters initially were video professionals looking to gain an edge. Most copters from DJI of Shenzhen, China, are designed to carry high-resolution GoPro cameras. Lately, though, buyers have included the “youthful, hip, social media crowd” who like to post awesome aerial videos on the Internet, Knight says. Many people take the robotic devices on vacation to shoot videos that would be impossible to get otherwise, he says. DJI quadcopters start around $500 without a camera. High-end models with cameras can cost more than $2,000. Real estate agents now are using aerial cameras to obtain “hard to get views” of properties they’re selling, Yuneec International spokeswoman April Moh said. Scalper1 News
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